Russia ‘Liberates’ Another Village in Donetsk Amid Ongoing Westward Advance

Published on May 6, 2024

After several weeks of fierce fighting, Russian forces have captured the village of Ocheretyne in the eastern Donetsk region, according to Russia’s defense ministry. “Central Battlegroup units fully liberated the settlement of Ocheretyne … and improved their tactical positions,” the ministry said in a May 5 statement. Kyiv has yet to comment on the Russian claims, which The Epoch Times could not independently verify. If true, the capture of Ocheretyne would bring Moscow one step closer to establishing full control over the eastern Donbas region—a longstanding Russian objective. Russia invaded eastern Ukraine in early 2022 with the stated aim of protecting Russian speakers in Donbas and halting NATO’s further expansion eastward....

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